The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are a collection of royal ceremonial objects kept in the Jewel House at the Tower of London, which include the coronatio
The Hockwold crown (upper left) and diadem in the British Museum
King Æthelstan presenting an illuminated manuscript to St Cuthbert, c. 930
The first great seal of Edward the Confessor shows him wearing a crown and holding an orb and sceptre
Cullinan Diamond
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The Cullinan Diamond is the largest gem-quality rough diamond ever found, weighing 3,106 carats, discovered at the Premier No.2 mine in Cullinan, South Africa, on 26 January 1905. It was named after T
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
…to be used by British monarchs after the kingdoms of England and Scotland united in 1707. The regalia contain around 23,578 gemstones, among them Cullinan I (530 carats (106 g)), the largest clear cut diamond in the world, set in the Sovereign's Sceptre with Cross. It was cut from the largest gem-quality…
The rough diamond
Frederick Wells, mine manager, with the diamond
Joseph Asscher making the split
Nine largest stones split from the rough Cullinan diamond